Tigers For Tomorrow host its first annual UNTAMED Nature Fest and BUTTERFLY RELEASE on May 19^th from 9 am -4 pm. Admission to the event is included in park admission. With limited resources and more and more animals becoming threatened and endangered it’s time to start caring about our planet our animals and ourselves. The event will include the annual butterfly release at The Legacy Butterfly Garden, animal talks throughout the park starting at 9:30 am and up close encounters with animals from the Legacy Living Classroom.

 New spring 2012 Adopt a School.

We have had many schools calling asking if there is any funding available for Environmental Education field trips. We believe that every child deserves a chances to an outdoor environmental education experience, but we need the help of area business and corporations to make an unforgetable place based educational  experience happen. Tigers For Tomorrow is asking business to adopt a school and provide admission for underserved children to attend the preserve and spend the day learning about wild animals.

The first school on our list is Douglas Elementary in Marshall County.

If interested in helping or would like your school to be put on the list, please call Susan at 256-364-0143.

Tigers for Tomorrow at UNTAMED MOUNTAIN is now taking reservation for the Spring/Fall school field trips

 During your class visit, we cover grade-specific learning objectives in life science and agriscience, as well as the 4 primary insticts all animals including us humans have and listen to. Our environmental  education center will provide your group with trails through the habitat areas in our preserve, a picnic pavilion, clean restrooms, and professional staff. Tigers for Tomorrow is licensed by the USDA and Alabama State Wildlife agencies, and has a 8-year history of successful education programs with school and community groups.

These grade-specific tours are available year-round, with morning and afternoon appointments on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The tour lasts approximately 1 1/2-2 hours. Please DO NOT wear open toed shoes or flip flops. We strongly advise children and adults wear sneakers or hiking boots, the pathways are not paved, and you will be going up and down small hills. Tigers for Tomorrow can accommodate 160 students per appointment. A 25% non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking; inclement weather reservations will be rescheduled. Admission is $10.00 per student, $15.00 per adult, with one teacher free, as well as bus drivers. Students will receive a cup of grain or alternative snack to feed the animals in the contact area.

Tigers for Tomorrow does allow cameras for tours ( no videos) however parents are advised to please stay with the group and no wander the preserve. Cell phones are not allowed in the preserve and parents please remember that Untamed Mountain is a smoke free facility.

Ravi is a tiger cub of the rarest breed on earth, the Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger.

"Sue Steffens is a badass. She wrestles bears and plays hide-and-seek with lions. More importantly, she is the overseer of a refuge for large, exotic animals that, for one reason or another, have lost their original homes. I met her beside the cage of Furry the Lion, and when I left her, she was cradling a 10-month old black bear, almost my height, after a round of play. As the executive director of Tigers for Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain, Steffens has a job description that includes living among beasts, not to mention continuous careful planning, constant fundraising and a mammoth emotional investment."

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With the opening of the Legacy Living classroom and giftstore, Tigers For Tomorrow is looking for a few good volunteers. Volunteers will be helping at the childrens contact area, in the legacy living classroom, assisting customers in the gift store and helping to educate visitors in the park . Hours are 8:30 to 5:00 and we ask that you are serious about learning about animals and treat volunteering as you would a job. If you are interested please contact Susan at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Volunteers will have to fill out a application, liability release as well as other additionall forms before beginning.

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In the past five year TFT has struggled to find funds to make some major advancements in our environmental education programming. This year thanks to the grants bestowed upon us by The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, “Legacy, partners in Environmental Education”, and The Sharing Foundation, we are finally going to open our living classroom and welcome center which will also house our gift store.